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First report of Troglotrema acutum (Digenea, Troglotrematidae) in the Eurasian badger Meles meles in the Iberian Peninsula and presumptive lesions caused in the host

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2011

A. Ribas ,
G. Molina-Vacas ,
M. Boadella ,
J.D. Rodríguez-Teijeiro ,
R. Fernández-Cardo  and
A. Arrizabalaga
A. Ribas*
Affiliation:
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 605 63Brno, Czech Republic
G. Molina-Vacas
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028Barcelona, Spain
M. Boadella
Affiliation:
IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13071Ciudad Real, Spain
J.D. Rodríguez-Teijeiro
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Biology, University of Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 645, 08028Barcelona, Spain
R. Fernández-Cardo
Affiliation:
Diagnose Radio Service, University Hospital of València, Av. Blasco Ibáñez 17, 460009València, Spain
A. Arrizabalaga
Affiliation:
Granollers Museum of Natural Sciences, C/Francesc Macià, 51 08402Granollers, Spain
*
*E-mail: alexisribas@hotmail.com
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Abstract

A total of 109 badger Meles meles skulls from Catalonia (north-eastern Iberian Peninsula) were studied for helminths. The tremadode Troglotrema acutum is reported here for the first time in the Eurasian badger in the Iberian Peninsula and southern Europe. Three methodologies were used to detect this trematode: an examination for surface lesions, axial computed tomography and fresh skull dissection. The damage caused in the affected skulls is described, along with details regarding the use of computed tomography to detect hyperostosis, leakage in the sinus structure and bone surface erosion in the affected skulls.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 86 , Issue 2 , June 2012 , pp. 222 - 227
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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